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Am I the only one that plays with camera lock on?

Midder Scray·Sep 28, 2015·14 votes·4,427 views

This is a really unimportant question, but for some reason I'm curious

Does anyone else besides me and a few other people I've asked play with camera lock on? I know it's supposed to reduce awareness and all, but I just can't keep track of my champion and also manually move the camera around and still do good. I always lose my champion and forget you can press space to go back to them, and also I end up fucking up when I'm in a fight and have to keep moving the camera around, because it doesn't always even go exactly where I want it to go

I hear it's a pretty common thing, but I literally haven't seen one person on YouTube or in the LCS play with camera lock on. Is that just because it's a preference or because people think it's better to play without camera lock?

There's also very few champions that I HAVE to sometimes unlock the camera for, like when I'm playing Zac and need to use his E, because the range is too far to have the camera locked, or like Pantheon's ult

30 Comments

NiyumiSep 28, 201514 votes

I play with my camera locked unless I need to look beyond my screen. I'll click on the map and the camera pans away, or I'll unlock it while aiming a really long skillshot, etc. For the most part though, I play 90% locked screen.

Midder ScraySep 29, 20151 votes

That's normally what I do too. Unless I'm using some kind of ability that requires me to move the camera around, I just drag it around on the minimap

Wicked WaffleSep 28, 20157 votes

I play a mixture of the two. I set "Toggle Camera Lock" on my spacebar, so when I press spacebar I can change my view freely, but once I press it again it automatically locks to my character.

Maximum MordeSep 28, 20155 votes

Yes. You are literally the only one.

Midder ScraySep 28, 20158 votes

I knew it

ViashinoWizardSep 28, 20153 votes

I'd just practice playing unlocked until you get used to using space to recenter the camera. Remember, it stays locked as long as your holding down space.

Midder ScraySep 28, 20151 votes

Tru. I tried practicing a little yesterday while I was playing Shaco, but it's just so difficult for me for some reason

ViashinoWizardSep 28, 20152 votes

Yeah, it's hard to adjust at first. But after awhile it starts to feel natural.

Starfish HSep 28, 20153 votes

I'm to the point where I'm so usded to locked camera I can't go back to unlocked. People claim that unlocked camera is better because you can hit skill shots easier and dodge skill shots easier but for me it's the complete opposite. I guess I have developed a 6th sense or something idk but for some reason I dodge skill shots easily with locked camera.

MrMuffinZ1Sep 28, 20151 votes

im by no means pro, recently demoted to silver 4 but i almost always have the camera locked (i dont want to hear any comment like "thats why you got demoted") because its not. anyway, if you actually listen to your enemies you can tell where they are going to use an ability thats a skill shot and from there you can more easily determine where to move to avoid it. because i agree having the camera fly around while im trying to fight gets annoying. only time i have it unlocked is if im using a champ that goes across the map or has an extremely long range or checking on teammates/enemies

Starfish HSep 28, 20151 votes

Against champs like Ezreal or Jinx I just listen to the sound of them ulting and walk to the right or left and dodge them all them time.

HarczimalaczSep 28, 20153 votes

I play just like you. You're not alone.

I only unlock the camera when I want to check things beyond the locked camera limits. People always laugh at me, when I tell them I'm playing with locked camera, but I can see everything I want.

When I play with unlocked camera, I always lose sight of my character.

I urgot about itSep 28, 20152 votes

I don't play with camera lock, it fucks up how I look around the map

Spizzle9000Sep 28, 20152 votes

The only time I unlock my camera is when I'm playing as a really long-range champion like Varus or Xerath or if I'm aiming a global ultimate. I like having my champion in the center of the screen as it's much easier for me to keep track of.

Daedalus871Sep 28, 20151 votes

Purple side is way to shitty with Camera lock, so I just hold space bar (Toggle lock) instead.

ShaftyMegeeSep 28, 20151 votes

You're weird

KPsWorldSep 28, 20151 votes

I always leave camera lock on.

EvewynnSep 28, 20151 votes

I always play locked camera.

It's not so bad, but it does limit your champion pool by a little bit. Champions like kog, azir, xerath are really difficult to play due to the range of their kits extending just outside of the locked zone. Champs with global ults I just unlock really quick then press y after I'm done with whatever I'm doing. You're also practically going in blind if the action is pretty far south of you.

I should change to unlocked camera, but it's a hard habit to break for me. I also play with a track pad so it is a little more difficult to move my mouse long distances quickly and constantly, but that's more of a personal issue.

Only Play DariusSep 28, 20151 votes

I play with camera lock on. And a trackpad.

Yet I still do quite well in my games.

Curling VeigarSep 28, 20151 votes

i fluctuate between both

KafkaBrotherSep 28, 20151 votes

i have my camera on semi-locked so i can move it around but keep my character on the screen.. but i also hot keyed lock/unlock feature so i can view around the map or in the fight area.

normally fight with semi-locked because i have instant cast on and the i use the relative location of my champ as my indicator of the abilities.

DrCyanideSep 28, 20151 votes

How can anyone play with such a limited ability to see their surroundings? Locked camera feels like playing with blinders on.

If you want a champion that will help force you to adapt to unlocked camera (being forced to do something is good for practice), try Xerath. Between the Q range and the Ult you often need to look beyond the range of the locked field of view.

Silver FluffenbuSep 28, 20151 votes

I play with the camera unlocked and I controle it outside of my awareness.

DogIsGodSep 28, 20151 votes

I keep my camera unlocked, off-sided and press space bar to reset it onto me.

DownfallSep 28, 20151 votes

Most of my play is done with locked camera, as others have stated unlocking is pretty much only done for long range ults or skill shots. I don't think it's a bad thing at all, it does make a few things more difficult but you can still do well with locked camera.

C9 MidianSep 28, 20151 votes

Locked camera. All day er day

FakeGravitySep 28, 20151 votes

That moment when your cámara accidentally lock on and you are like "oh god no I'm going to die! Make it stop!" But seriously once you get use to is so much easier to just move your cámara around and press space when you need to be center again there no real reason to loss vision using lock on screen

RozairSep 28, 20151 votes

I use the y button at the beginning of the game and unlock it when I want to look somewhere else only to come back to an ambush

Laustin SpaceSep 28, 20151 votes

I really wish there was a keybinding that's the opposite of spacebar. Hold it to unlock then the camera centers back to locked when you stop holding it.

Kas127Sep 29, 20151 votes

The only reason why I'd want to lock camera is to zoom in and watch my Nidalee dance. XD Seriously, she is the best spear-dancer.

P.S. I am an old-school RTS/DOTA player, so I just can't get used to the locked camera.

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